Bulgaria vs Romania: Sunflower seed production
Bulgaria
1.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
1.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
9th
Romania rank
10th
Sunflower seed production over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.64 million tonnes against 1.51 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 136,740 tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 9th and Romania ranks 10th of 85 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 399,000 tonnes | 598,924 tonnes | 199,924 tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 418,430 tonnes | 788,535 tonnes | 370,105 tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 436,015 tonnes | 767,474 tonnes | 331,459 tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 531,319 tonnes | 866,256 tonnes | 334,936 tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 865,798 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 263,554 tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.79 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 428,457 tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.86 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 258,312 tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed production, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 1.64 million tonnes against 1.51 million tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed production between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 136,740 tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for sunflower seed production?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th and Romania ranks 10th of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sunflower seed production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sunflower seed production is measured in tonnes.